115+ Greek Goddess Names (with Meanings)

  1. Eurybia
    • Origin:

      Nature name or Greek
    • Meaning:

      "wide force"
    • Description:

      Eurybia is a sea titaness and consort of Krios. A lesser-known name from Greek mythology, it may be on board to follow other goddesses back to glory.
  2. Chryse
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "golden"
    • Description:

      Chryse is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a lover of Ares and as a potential epithet of Athena.
  3. Nete
    • Origin:

      Greek, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Nete was one of the Muses of the lyre. One of the lyre's seven notes is named for her.
  4. Phrike
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "tremor"
    • Description:

      Phrike (rhymes with Nike) is the Greek goddess of horror. Her name is derived from the Greek phrittō, meaning "to tremble."
  5. Angelia
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "angel"
    • Description:

      Angelia, also called Angelos, was a daughter of Zeus and Hera. She stole her mother's anointments and gave them to Europa, then to escape her mother's wrath went into hiding.
  6. Euporia
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "prosperity"
    • Description:

      Not to be confused with Euphoria, Euporia was the Greek goddess of abundance.
  7. Drosera
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "dewdrops"
    • Description:

      An obscure name from Greek mythology — Drosera was a nymph — with a quirky, ethereal meaning.
  8. Makaria
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "blessed one"
    • Description:

      Makaria or Macaria is the name of two figures in Greek mythology, neither of whom have very uplifting stories to inspire a baby name.
  9. Philophrosyne
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "friendly-minded"
    • Description:

      Philophrosyne was the spirit of welcome, friendliness, and kindness in Greek Mythology. She was one of the four younger Charites.
  10. Thetis
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "dogmatic"
    • Description:

      This name of the mythological mother of Achilles might suffer from English speakers making the rhyming association to the word fetus. The traditional Greek pronunciation might alleviate that problem.
  11. Moria
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "sacred olive tree"
    • Description:

      Moria was a nymph, sister of Tylus, who played a role in a very complicated story involving a serpent and a life-giving plant. It sounds like and will often be mistaken for the name Mariah, as in Carey.
  12. Eurydome
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "structure outside the areas"
    • Description:

      Eurydome was a minor character in Greek mythology — according to some accounts, the mother of the Graces.
  13. Rhodos
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      Rhodos was the wife of Helios, the Greek god of the Sun, in Greek mythology. The Greek island of Rhodes is named for her.
  14. Tiasa
    • Origin:

      Greek, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Tiasa is a little-known river nymph from Greek mythology. Her name would be easily wearable on a child today.
  15. Thelxinoe
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "charming mind"
    • Description:

      Thelxinoë is the name of both a siren and a Muse in Greek mythology. Her name is derived from the Greek thelxis, "enchantment."
  16. Rhapso
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "to sew"
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Rhapso was a nymph associated with stitching. Sewing was a common motif in Ancient Greece, used as a metaphor for the thread of life.
  17. Euthenia
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "abundance"
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Euthenia was among the younger Charites. She was the spirit of prosperity.
  18. Eurynome
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "broad pasture; broad law"
    • Description:

      Eurynome was a name given to almost a dozen characters in Greek mythology. Among the most notable are Eurynome, mother of the Charites, and Queen Eurynome, wife of King Ophion.
  19. Aglaea
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "beauty, splendour"
    • Description:

      Aglaea, also spelled Aglaia, is one of the Three Graces or Charities in Greek mythology. She represented beauty and splendour, and it is a name with an air of grandeur, gravity, and history. To some English speakers however, it might feel too close too close to algae or uglier to rise up alongside other Greek mythology favorites.
  20. Harpina
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "sickle-shaped sword"
    • Description:

      A potential Harper alternative with connections to Greek mythology. Harpina was a water nymph and lover of Ares.